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Foster, Benjamin Read was born on September 15, 1945 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Richard Wingate and Elizabeth (Read) Foster.
(A selection and abridgment of Benjamin Foster's comprehen...)
A selection and abridgment of Benjamin Foster's comprehensive, two-volume work on Babylonian and Assyrian literature, Before the Muses. This paperback edition is well-suited for college courses in Biblical Studies, Classical Studies, Religious Thought, Mythology, or Comparative Literature. Among the many compositions included are: Epic of Creation; Story of the Flood; When Ishtar Went to the Netherworld; How Nergal Became King of the Netherworld; How Adapa Lost Immortality; Etana; the King without an Heir; Anzu the Bird Who Stole Destiny; How Erra Wrecked the World; Legends of Sargon of Akkad; Legend of Naram-Sin; Tukulti-Ninurta Epic; Nebuchadnezzar and Marduk; Tiglath-Pileser and the Beasts; The King of Justice; Letters from Gods; Marduk Prophecy; Oracles to Assyrian Kings; Prayers to the Gods; Coronation Prayer for Assyrian Kings; Sargon II for His New City; Assurbanipal Pious Scholar; Nebuchadnezzar II for His Public Works; Diviners' Prayers; Dialogue between a Man and His God; Poem of the Righteous Sufferer; A Sufferer's Salvation; The Babylonian Theodicy; Who Has Not Sinned?; The Piteous Sufferer; Elegy for a Woman Dead in Childbirth; Love Charms; Love Lyrics; Ishtar at the Tavern; The Faithful Lover; At the Cleaners; The Poor Man of Nippur; Why Do You Curse Me?; The Jester; The Gilgamesh Letter; The Dialogue of Pessimism; Land for the Birds; Counsels of Wisdom.
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Foster, Benjamin Read was born on September 15, 1945 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Richard Wingate and Elizabeth (Read) Foster.
AB, Princeton University, 1968; Master of Arts, Master of Philosophy, Yale University, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1975.
Assistant professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1975-1981; associate professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1981-1986; professor, Yale University, New Haven, since 1986; department chairman Near Eastern languages, Yale University, New Haven, since 1989.
(A selection and abridgment of Benjamin Foster's comprehen...)
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With United States Army, 1969-1970, Vietnam. Member American Oriental Society, American Schools Oriental Research, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Karen Polinger, May 3,1975. Children: Constance T., Ruth W.